Balloon DVD Ireland 'The Hole In The Ground'

'The Hole In The Ground' Director: Lee Cronin (2019)

Cillian Murphy and Elaine Cassidy play 'Pig' and 'Runt'  who were born on the same day moments apart in the same hospital

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lyrical and unsentimental film set in poverty stricken  '70s Glasgow as seen through the eyes of a twelve year old boy who longs for escape while being confronted by the complexities of life

Filmed mostly in wide shots which allow our eyes to move across the space in the frame taking in delightful details and wry observations on humankind

Balloon DVD Ireland 'The Hole In The Ground''Balloon' Director: Michael Bully Herbig (2019) German w English subtitles The true story of how two families in 1979 East Germany plotted a courageous escape to the west by constructing a hot air balloon.